National Parks

Number 3 on my bucket list:
Visit every National Park in the United States of America!

National Parks only. While Forest Preserves, National Monuments, Wildlife Reserves, State Parks, etc. are all beautiful and hold historical significance as well, my primary focus is on National Parks. There are only 59 areas in the United States that are protected as National Parks, and only 57 found within the states. The American Samoa National Park and Virgin Islands National Park are located on their respective U.S. Territories. I've figured that visiting the national parks is a much more reasonable goal than if I included all of the hundreds of protected areas across the nation. I will still visit some various national monuments and other protected sites as well, since my ultimate goal with this is to visit areas of historical significance in our blessed nation.

ALASKA (0/8)

Denali | Est. Feb. 26, 1917

Gates of the Artic| Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Glacier Bay | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Katmai | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Kenai Fjords | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Kobuk Valley | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Lake Clark | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

Wrangell -- St. Elias | Est. Dec. 02, 1980

ARIZONA (0/3)

Grand Canyon | Est. Feb. 26, 1919

Petrified Forest | Est. Dec. 09, 1962

Saguaro | Est. Oct. 14, 1994

ARKANSAS (1/1)

Hot Springs | Est. Mar. 04, 1921

CALIFORNIA (0/8.5)

Sequoia | Est. Sep. 25, 1890

Yosemite | Est. Oct. 01, 1890

Lassen Volcanic | Est. Aug. 16, 1916

Kings Canyon | Est. Mar. 04, 1940

Redwood | | Est. Oct. 02, 1968

Channel Islands | Est. Mar. 05, 1980

Death Valley | Est. Oct. 31, 1994

Joshua Tree | Est. Oct. 31, 1994

Pinnacles | Est. Jan. 10, 2013

COLORADO (0/4)

Mesa Verde | Est. Jun. 29, 1906

Rocky Mountain | Est. Jan. 26, 1915

Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Est. Oct. 21, 1999

Great Sand Dunes | Est. Sep. 13, 2004

FLORIDA (0/3)

Everglades | Est. May 30, 1934

Biscayne | Est. Jun, 28, 1980

Dry Tortugas | Est. Oct. 26, 1992

HAWAII (0/2)

Haleakalā | Est. Aug. 01, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes | Est. Aug. 01, 1916

IDAHO (0/0.3)
Yellowstone | Est. Mar. 01,1872

KENTUCKY (1/1)
Mammoth Cave | Est. Jul. 01, 1941

MAINE (0/1)
Acadia | Est. Feb. 26, 1919

MICHIGAN (0/1)
Isle Royale | Est. Apr. 03, 1940

MINNESOTA (0/1)
Voyageurs | Est. Jan. 08, 1971

MONTANA (0/1.3)
Yellowstone | Est. Mar. 01,1872
Glacier | Est. May 11, 1910

NEVADA (0/1.5)
Great Basin | Est. Oct. 27, 1986
Death Valley | Est. Oct. 31, 1994

NEW MEXICO (0/1)
Carlsbad Caverns | Est. May 14, 1930

NORTH CAROLINA & TENNESSEE (0/1)
Great Smoky Mountains | Est. Jun. 15, 1934

NORTH DAKOTA (0/1)
Theodore Roosevelt | Est. Nov. 10, 1978

OHIO (0/1)
Cuyahoga Valley | Est. Oct. 11, 2000

OREGON (0/1)
Crater Lake | Est. May. 22, 1902

SOUTH CAROLINA (0/1)
Congaree | Est. Nov. 10, 2003

SOUTH DAKOTA (0/2)
Wind Cave | Est. Jan. 09, 1903
Badlands | Est. Nov. 10, 1978

TEXAS (0/2)
Big Bend | Est. Jun. 12, 1944
Guadalupe Mountains | Est. Oct. 15, 1966

UTAH (0/5)
Zion | Est. Nov. 19, 1919
Bryce Canyon | Est. Feb. 25, 1928
Arches | Est. Apr. 12, 1929
Canyonlands | Est. Sep. 12, 1964
Capitol Reef | Est. Dec. 18, 1971

VIRGINIA (0/1)
Shenandoah | Est. May 22, 1926

WASHINGTON (0/3)
Mount Rainier | Est. Mar. 02, 1899
Olympic | Est. Jun. 29, 1938
North Cascades | Est. Feb. 26, 1929

WYOMING (0/1.3)
Yellowstone | Est. Mar. 01,1872
Grand Teton | Est. Feb. 26, 1929